Bobby_Rstevens
New Member
All,
I just wanted to say hi, so glad I found this place
Been after a bus for a long time for family and Daughers dance troop and looked at a lot of different makers/ models and styles but settled on a Vito Traveliner as I love them! After seeing lots of rusty "expensive" models I managed to find a 2003 112 Cdi for what I was happy to pay, however, it does have 160K on the clock (MBZ SH to 100,000) but drives real nice but body wise it is perfect nearly... only a couple of areas of small rust under the paint on tailgate and but I am happy but as with everthing it does have some niggles....
First off.... the paint looks like a black with a bluey/purple pearl but hard to tell. Don't want to get it mopped until I know I don't want any kit or extensions etc but does anyone know what colours the 03 came in? It just says black on the log book and I have seen early Vito's that are black and it;s not the same colour... see pic - bare in mind the paint is fairly flat at present and took this off my phone.
It also has a line of somekind of stone guard about 3/4's of a foot up from the sills and can't see any rust on the underside..compared to the others I have viewed it looks brand new bodywise which is why we punted for this!.
I totally love it, it had a new turbo last year and pulls REALLY well, no smoke or nothing but now the niggles.... I will try to resolve and search the tech section but just to keep it all in one place...
Glow plug light stays for about 20 secs, guess these need changing so should any garage be able to resolve or is it MBZ only?
Has two fobs but neither will remote lock/unlock the car, have read this could be electrics problem in drivers door...
Smells like sweat burning diesel/oil sometimes and at night you can see small amount of smoke coming through the headlight (injectors) - a can't see anything obv...
I really love these old buses, don't know why so I just want to get it all sorted as I carry my family in here... Don't mind the spend as my other car is a Scooby so another money pit but hey, you only live once.
Having spent an hour on here or so already I can tell it's mind kind of forum.
Kind Rgs
Bobby
I just wanted to say hi, so glad I found this place
Been after a bus for a long time for family and Daughers dance troop and looked at a lot of different makers/ models and styles but settled on a Vito Traveliner as I love them! After seeing lots of rusty "expensive" models I managed to find a 2003 112 Cdi for what I was happy to pay, however, it does have 160K on the clock (MBZ SH to 100,000) but drives real nice but body wise it is perfect nearly... only a couple of areas of small rust under the paint on tailgate and but I am happy but as with everthing it does have some niggles....
First off.... the paint looks like a black with a bluey/purple pearl but hard to tell. Don't want to get it mopped until I know I don't want any kit or extensions etc but does anyone know what colours the 03 came in? It just says black on the log book and I have seen early Vito's that are black and it;s not the same colour... see pic - bare in mind the paint is fairly flat at present and took this off my phone.
It also has a line of somekind of stone guard about 3/4's of a foot up from the sills and can't see any rust on the underside..compared to the others I have viewed it looks brand new bodywise which is why we punted for this!.
I totally love it, it had a new turbo last year and pulls REALLY well, no smoke or nothing but now the niggles.... I will try to resolve and search the tech section but just to keep it all in one place...
Glow plug light stays for about 20 secs, guess these need changing so should any garage be able to resolve or is it MBZ only?
Has two fobs but neither will remote lock/unlock the car, have read this could be electrics problem in drivers door...
Smells like sweat burning diesel/oil sometimes and at night you can see small amount of smoke coming through the headlight (injectors) - a can't see anything obv...
I really love these old buses, don't know why so I just want to get it all sorted as I carry my family in here... Don't mind the spend as my other car is a Scooby so another money pit but hey, you only live once.
Having spent an hour on here or so already I can tell it's mind kind of forum.
Kind Rgs
Bobby